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Lucedale Livestock Auction

Name: Lucedale Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Lucedale, Mississippi · Wed, Aug 20

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2120

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

418 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 522▲ 3 vs year ago 415 · +0.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

44 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 70▼ 6 vs year ago 50 · −12.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 50▲ 1 vs year ago 66 · +1.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale feeder steers sold 1.00-8.00 higher ; feeder heifers sold 5.00-24.00 higher; feeder calf groups were reported as #1-2s and weaned groups had added value ; slaughter cows sold weak ; slaughter bulls sold steady to firm

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.30/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −46.23 against this barn's trailing median of $421.53.

Average price

$375.30

59 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,060

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$22.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.18

vs MS average

−24.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	379.33	2,093	30
Medium and Large 1-2	552	377.75	2,084	15thin
Medium and Large 2	545	367.06	2,000	10thin
Medium and Large 3	525	356.51	1,872	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.82/cwt here — about $221 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale59 hd

375.30

—

MS average13 barns · 343 hd

374.13

+1.18

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−24.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

421.53

−46.23

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $463.14, low $334.44, median $421.53 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,560	181.08	2,824	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	166.25	2,120	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	142.00	1,456	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,042	$2,626	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,356	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$4,237	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$3,358	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	940	$1,725	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,179	16

Every lot

76 lots · USDA AMS · Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	469.41/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,056	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	543.62/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,495	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	471.79/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,297	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	525.12/cwt	502.00–545.00	1,707	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	497.65/cwt	492.00–502.50	1,617	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	505.23/cwt	477.00–530.00	1,895	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	455.65/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,709	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	411	453.85/cwt	453.00–455.00	1,865	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	451.61/cwt	445.00–457.50	1,919	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	417.93/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,776	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	410.41/cwt	397.00–422.50	1,949	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	376.25/cwt	361.00–390.00	1,787	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	365.26/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,735	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	498	398.00/cwt	398.00–398.00	1,982	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	391.90/cwt	383.00–400.00	2,057	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	384.90/cwt	376.00–393.00	2,021	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	356.51/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,872	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	393.35/cwt	385.50–398.00	2,093	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	555	356.50/cwt	356.50–356.50	1,979	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	368.34/cwt	360.00–376.00	2,118	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	340.30/cwt	333.00–347.00	1,957	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	589	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,135	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	353.03/cwt	339.00–366.00	2,206	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	346.18/cwt	341.00–351.00	2,337	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	294.87/cwt	270.00–318.00	1,990	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	678	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,366	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	714	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,428	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	316.99/cwt	302.00–331.00	2,298	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	315.47/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,445	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,536	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	455.55/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,025	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3-4	318	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	906	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	453.07/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,472	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	413.07/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,342	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	375.27/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,220	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	426.39/cwt	420.00–432.00	1,599	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	407.98/cwt	390.00–424.00	1,734	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	368.59/cwt	367.00–370.00	1,567	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	338.69/cwt	326.00–350.00	1,439	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	372.08/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,767	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	380.33/cwt	379.00–381.00	1,845	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	374.60/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,967	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	340.95/cwt	330.00–351.00	1,960	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	326.31/cwt	318.00–334.00	2,039	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	310.29/cwt	302.00–318.00	2,094	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	306.51/cwt	295.00–317.00	2,170	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,386	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,338	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	468.40/cwt	420.00–510.00	1,522	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	447.28/cwt	402.00–487.00	1,677	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	417.02/cwt	380.00–450.00	1,772	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	400.70/cwt	366.00–432.00	1,903	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	360.93/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,895	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	338.67/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,947	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	339.42/cwt	315.00–362.00	2,121	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	312.40/cwt	301.00–323.00	2,109	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,109	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,115	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,000	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,550	5
Bulls	—	—	1,481	177.70/cwt	175.00–180.00	2,632	11
Bulls	—	—	2,170	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	4,535	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,118	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,200	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,908	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,830	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,350	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	2,342	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,964.86/head	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,965	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1	940	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	4,237.21/head	3,300.00–4,850.00	4,237	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,562.79/head	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,563	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,075	3,305.81/head	3,200.00–3,375.00	3,306	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1	925	2,626.35/head	2,225.00–2,900.00	2,626	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,625.80/head	2,230.00–2,875.00	2,626	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,355.68/head	1,650.00–2,800.00	2,356	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,179.32/head	1,670.00–2,500.00	2,179	16

This sale against other markets

Mississippi weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Mississippi auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Mississippi feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lucedale Stockyard - Lucedale, MS

Wed Aug 20, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jackson, MS (LS-JK)

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 522Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 44Last week 70Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 50Year ago 66

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	502.00–545.00	525.12
8	350–400	375	477.00–530.00	505.23
12	400–450	425	445.00–457.50	451.61
16	450–500	475	397.00–422.50	410.41
14	500–550	525	383.00–400.00	391.90
16	550–600	575	360.00–376.00	368.34
10	600–650	625	339.00–366.00	353.03
8	650–700	675	341.00–351.00	346.18
6	700–750	725	302.00–331.00	316.99
4	750–800	775	300.00–330.00	315.47
1	800–850	805	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	450.00–485.00	469.41
4	250–300	275	450.00–490.00	471.79
4	450–500	475	360.00–370.00	365.26
4	500–550	525	345.00–367.00	356.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	530.00–555.00	543.62
4	300–350	325	492.00–502.50	497.65
2	350–400	375	445.00–465.00	455.65
6	400–450	425	410.00–425.00	417.93
4	450–500	475	361.00–390.00	376.25
6	500–550	525	376.00–393.00	384.90
4	550–600	575	333.00–347.00	340.30
6	650–700	675	270.00–318.00	294.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	411	453.00–455.00	453.85
4	450–500	498	398.00	398.00
4	550–600	589	362.50	362.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	532	385.50–398.00	393.35
3	550–600	555	356.50	356.50
2	650–700	678	349.00	349.00
6	700–750	714	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	325	420.00–510.00	468.40
10	350–400	375	402.00–487.00	447.28
8	400–450	425	380.00–450.00	417.02
10	450–500	475	366.00–432.00	400.70
14	500–550	525	340.00–380.00	360.93
8	550–600	575	310.00–365.00	338.67
10	600–650	625	315.00–362.00	339.42
6	650–700	675	301.00–323.00	312.40
2	700–750	715	290.00–300.00	295.03
1	750–800	750	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	450.00–460.00	455.55
4	300–350	325	445.00–460.00	453.07
4	350–400	375	420.00–432.00	426.39
10	400–450	425	390.00–424.00	407.98
16	450–500	475	350.00–392.00	372.08
14	500–550	525	350.00–397.00	374.60
10	550–600	575	330.00–351.00	340.95
8	600–650	625	318.00–334.00	326.31
4	650–700	675	302.00–318.00	310.29
3	700–750	708	295.00–317.00	306.51
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	287.50	287.50
1	900–950	935	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	405.00–420.00	413.07
2	400–450	425	367.00–370.00	368.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	350.00–397.00	375.27
8	400–450	425	326.00–350.00	338.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	485	379.00–381.00	380.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,075	3,300.00–4,850.00	4,237.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	3,200.00–3,375.00	3,305.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,075	3,200.00–3,800.00	3,562.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	2,400.00–3,350.00	2,964.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,725.00	1,725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	925	2,225.00–2,900.00	2,626.35

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,100	1,650.00–2,800.00	2,355.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,100	2,230.00–2,875.00	2,625.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,100	1,670.00–2,500.00	2,179.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,350	173.50	173.50
7	—	1,200	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	850	131.50	131.50
4	—	1,200	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,481	175.00–180.00	177.70
5	—	1,000	155.00	155.00
6	—	2,170	209.00	209.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.